This weeks podcast goes deeper into the role of creativity and the brain. We look at some of the ways the brain functions, and how essential the creative elements are to the brain, both for healing as well as for innovative solutions in Life and Business. We look at the brain and break it down into the frontal rational brain, the hind-brain which is binary, and the crucial role the mid-brain plays in connecting the two aspects of our brains and information.

Cords are threads of energy connection between two energy bubbles. Ideally, nothing should be connected to the energy bubble. But cords do happen, it is not uncommon. they should release after an engagement, and in a perfect world, cords would not connect even during engagements. but what fun would a perfect world be? Most times, cords just.. release, or go away, much like a memory or emotional charge from a situation. Sometimes though, cords are unintentionally or intentionally, left attached. They can impact both sides, drain the recipient, and act like a computer stealth virus..

Cutting them is not too difficult and can help to reclaim your energetic integrity.

There are differences in the kinds of energy things possess at the physical level. for example- the energy from eating meat is a heavy denser energy. This is why many of the spiritual practices abstain from eating meat. My teachers used to advise against eating meat or heavy meals, before doing journey work, meditation and healing. Something in the intrinsic nature of meats, the energy- made it more difficult to shift the psychic energy into those altered states/ planes of being/ resonances.

So we do know that the levels of energy at the physical level change.. have different aspects, as you noted- from meat, from vegetables, from nature… all different. And this is the same nuance I am referring to at the level of ” subtle energy” Yes, as healers, we all draw on the energy field… but I am beginning to think that all these energies that different approaches use- may be ever so slightly different from each other. This might also account for why one modality might work for a person, when another modality did not. What if it isn’t necessarily the person, or the healer– although those things do also play a part.

I read Daniel Pinchbecks book: Breaking Open the Head a while back. Its subtitle is psychedelic shamanism. It is a very informed and informative book that draws both on empirical data about a range of plants and psychedelic agents, as well as personal anecdotal information that work together to create and convey very detailed information about the nature and experience of different chemicals.

The first chapter talks about the drug Iboga, which had a brief surge in popularity, but then seemed to disappear off of the radar. Pinchbeck talked about how Iboga was a drug that had the capacity to cure addictions. In this, he talked a lot about the nature of the brain and how it works, in terms of processing experiences and emotions.

He noted, that we process and sort through things in our dreams. This is not anything new in terms of understanding the psyche ( although there are a few competing theories on dreams/ dreaming, that is better tackled in another thread:). He notes that often, when a person has undergone a trauma early in life ( general rule), something is impacted in the way the two sides of the brain communicate with each other–as a result that it impacts something in the dreaming cycle. It seems as though the dream cycle is caught in a loop, like a record with a skip, or a washing machine that doesn’t quite kick over into the next part of the washing-rinse-spin cycles. As a result, an individual cannot complete the processing of the experience. It is staying lodged in the psyche as ‘unresolved.’ ( my term). I would also add/ elaborate that it is staying in the energy bubble, which is to say it will continue to haunt the individual, like a hungry Ghost, feeding on the other aspects of their life and energy.

Friday Morning, Early. Linked In. I really do love the discussions and questions I encounter in the groups through this site. Linked in is an absolute treasure trove ( okay, what

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a trove?)…anyway- there was a great Question about 2012. Everyone is starting to buzz about this date, especially as it is approaching, ever nearer. I think more people are asking: gee- what is this all about. Mostly not giving it too much credence, as doomsday predictions have been around forever- but perhaps also wondering, with a tiny corner of the brain… is there something I should know about. I imagine getting caught unprepared for an apocalypse might suck. Not that there is anything one could do to divert it… or is there…?

… it seems Apocalypse thinking has always been around. The early Christians, middle ages, millennial ( both of them), the Mormons’ great disappointment, etc. I imagine there is quite a long list of doomsday incidences. WHY? not really sure. I know some of the particulars about the 2012 shift.. regarding, yes the Mayan calender ends there ( was that coincidence? who knows- but we take it as significant, and therein is the relevant aspect. Sort of like deconstructionist theory in literature: what the Author intended when he wrote has little meaning- what the reader constructs for meaning is what bears import. I ascribe to a combination of those theories:).

Anyway- yes, it does seem that there is a LOT of overlap of mythologies that point to this as a time of great significance. the end of the Mayan Calender. the end of the pachacuti cycle for the Inca/Andeans. the Hopi prophecies. the I-ching, christian biblical. even computer code: the list is quite long. What does it signify? Apparently, this is about the time when the earth aligns with the galactic core. what does that mean in terms of astronomy and physics and metaphysics? who knows. this apparently happens every… 26,000(?) years ( I’ll have to check that number, as I honestly can’t remember if its millions or thousands). Whatever the number, we can say, this HAS occurred before. What happens as part of this.. who knows. We are only recently, in our history, coming to understand our cosmic backyard, the asteroid belt causing/ contributing to ice ages ( long explanation there:), planetary shifts, pole/ axis shifts… All mythologies, cosmologies and other hype aside.

I think most people will agree we are living in a time when a LOT is going on. Globally, geologically, socially, politically, personally and inter-personally, spiritually, etc. Note that the Chinese word for chaos, also indicates opportunity. Energy is stirred up. the outcomes are not set, at least in this timeline of the multi-verse… WHAT we do with these opportunities is up to us. Maybe it will be doomsday, but maybe there is great opportunity for growth, awakening, and evolution, on many of the planes and levels of being. Maybe it is a collective opportunity… but maybe it is individual, as well. Opportunity is there, more accessible. who chooses to step into it, and who does not…and I think that is the beginning of what we ARE seeing, all around us, already… More and more people CHOOSING, a better path. with integrity, and the beginnings of awareness.

This is a recap and overview of the new show on CBS: A gifted Man. Note that I am looking at this from the perspective of a medicine person, a shaman. I was intrigued by a show that will take on a theme that is very much NOT in the mainstream psychology. I am curious to know how they will manage and address and develop these ideas. I offer input and explanations and commentary based on my teachings of the High Andes of Peru and some understanding of script-writing and storytelling. Writing a review is a new territory for me, so it may not read as fluidly as I would like.

Le me start by noting I am a huge follower of shows like Medium, ghost Whisperer and Saving Grace. As a trained and practicing Medicine Person, I am always drawn into shows that delve into the Supernatural, and esoteric- especially when it is done in a somewhat realistic and honest approach. I liked these shows. I also like the less realistic ones as well, but more for entertainment excapism than for genuine philosophical introspection.

It might be a bit closer to say, I loved the premises of these show, slowly falling out of love, and settling into Like. These shows, or writers/ creators had some great pconcept. But I never quite got past the feeling of near-miss, after the honeymoon enthusiasm wore off. Much as they cared, they never quite “got it right.” I am wondering: Will CBS’s A Gifted Man Get it Right?

As a trained Medicine Person (aka shaman), I understand and work with these nebulous ideas. It is the water in which I swim, and am most comfortable and at home. So there is a bit of a love-hate relationship, truly hoping someone will create a show with integrity and deal with elusive concepts and hard issues, head on.

I also have a bit of a love-hate with the major networks- for the same reasons. I am not alone here. More and more viewers are migrating to the off-broadway offerings of televised networks: the cable stations which are more daring, edgy and innovative.

So it was with some degree of trepidation that I tuned into “A Gifted Man,” on Friday evening. As it happened there wasn’t anything on at that time slot to which I have a must-watch sticky note attached. Peking at the premise, I decided it looked moderately interesting. And I admit I had no previous teasers or lead-in info. So this was a totally cold introduction.

Basic premise is fairly formulaic. I would describe it as though someone merged the two aspects that defined LOST, into one character. Man of Science, versus Man of Faith.. only this time, there is just one guy standing there.

Introduce Michael Holt: Brilliant neurosurgeon, gorgeous, successful owner of Holt Neuro-surgical Center . Well put together. It seems he has no flaws, unless you count the ambition to be that brilliant as a character flaw. Well dressed, tasteful. He is respected by his staff and colleagues. There is a sense that he has been somewhat isolated, perhaps. Neurosurgeon- stereotype much? Seriously? A brain surgeon who refuses to grasp what the brain cannot quantify?

The show opens on emergency surgery on multi-millionaire and good friend of Michael’s Ron. The tech fumbles something. Michael has him fired. Assistant praises him. Display of typical medical arrogance.

Out for a run, screeching tires, a bouncing ball that lands in puddle, smiley face staring back blankly happy. in the

Introduce patient of the week: brilliant young tennis player. 19, if she wins the French open, youngest to ever win the grand slam, famous forever. Assistant also tells him it is her birthday. Again, he notes?

POTW- aneurism possibility.

Back to best friend recovering from surgery. Michael does not release him, as Ron cannot promise no fast life. Don’t get 9 lives. He tells him, the patch in his brain needs to heal, if it slips, he dies.

Michael getting take-away from an upscale restaurant. Enter Anna. Big hug ( might have some ret-con to do later, on this one.) she agrees to join him for dinner, and tells him she has been living in the city for a while. He invites her to come back for dinner.

Anna, the ex-wife: Mirror image of savvy perfection. The relationship that didn’t quite work. But even ten years later, there is a connection they seem to share. This element of the star-crossed lovers works well, and will perhaps be expanded upon as the show evolves. But it seemed a little too perfect and warm. That there was absolutely no residual resentment or animosity upon a first re-encounter? Seriously? These people come across as just a little too cookie-cutter perfect. At least to me. They seem to present as everything western culture idealises and adores and aspires to be. White-bread. I hope the writers spend time deconstructing this.

She has been working in a health clinic, not nearly as upscale as the environment Michael has created for himself.

They discuss the demise of their marriage with a wistful poignancy. Neither one remarried, insinuating that somehow they were “the one” for each other. Then she has to leave. The phone rings, it’s Milo, the teenage nephew. In the few moments Michael is on the phone, Anna has vanished, poof.

Driving Milo home from police station: precinct 83, to be precise.

Cut to the Sister. Woman of faith/intuition. PUH_LEEEEZE. First, let me say how much I absolutely respect Julie Benz, from her work on Buffy, and more on Angel-in the character she created. She found a way to humanise and make sympathetic, even someone who could-should have been absolutely un-likeable with absolutely no redeeming qualities. And she continued to develop as a performer on Dexter, although in some ways it seemed that she was never given the opportunity to fully stretch herself as an artist in that role. Suffice it to say, when she was killed, was when I stopped watching the show.

Back to A gifted Man: Stereotype much??? This irked me a little bit. It felt like the writers totally caved, rather than writing against type. The sister is single mom, struggling with raising a troubled teenage son, with financial difficulties. She is open minded and spiritual- but somehow they managed to have her present as somewhat of a nutter. OI! Seriously, was this the best they could do?

The writers could have made her a much stronger character, just based in a conflicting paradigm. A holistic business owner, organic landscaper, massage therapist- any number of things. Something with integrity, rather than someone who presents as needy and seeking the affirmation from big brother.

Straight away, it is the brother-uncle role, as he bails the kid out of the Police station (caught up with a gang sweep). He gives her money for back rent, reads her the parenting riot act, despite not being a parent himself. The distress is clear on her face. None of the- thanks, but I can raise my kid myself, thank you. I hope they do better in developing this character. Don’t waste the talent of a skilled actress here.

Back to tennis player: MRI. Asserting her situation for the French open the following week and the enormous pressure she is under.

Cut to Rom. Establishing one of his few friendships, with someone who is his foil- fast lifestyle party, drinking, someone who doesn’t know how to behave. He notes, I have very few real friends, I’d rather not lose one to stupidity.

Cut to Michael looking up possible causes for his seeing anna, schizophrenia and other neurological disorders. Looking a bit distraught.

Sister returns- family therapy for the troubled son, Milo. Asks brother to be the father figure to accompany the kid as the parental male figure.

Now Michael denies having had dinner with Ann. It was an oxy and wine. Oh, her spirit came to you. I have a friend who is a shaman, she is talking fast, desperately trying to convince him, explain to him- get him to see and understand- this is a cosmic gift, calling out to his retreating back. She can’t even remember the term for the word she wants. Again with the stereotype. Couldn’t they have let her have integrity and the high-ground here? Allow her to stand in her Power. She wines to his retreating back, rather than settling down, and giving him a parting shot: “That’s fine bro. Let me know when she needs help, or if you need answers, you know where to find me.” She could have supplied just enough information to demonstrate that she knew more about this than he did, but that she was willing to wait for him to come to her. And to further re-inforce this, the shaman she references is a man. Seriously? Stereo-type much? Why couldn’t SHE have had at least some of this shamanic skill and training? So it comes across as killing two birds with one scene: condescending to the power of Women, and dismissive of anything esoteric, supernatural

Return to normal clinic duties: Tennis player and her parents weighing the odds of holding off on the surgery until after the tennis match. Strict

Ron wants to finish recuperating in St Barts. Boze drugs and meth. Michael denies him release. During this phone chat, Michael looking over info about Anna.

What appears to be a hookup with Michael’s CFO, following financial meeting.

Walking down the hall, bouncing ball returns, Anna in tow. The ball seems to have an attachment to her since it was part of the circumstance of her death.

Doc in denial, Anna explains the circumstances of her death. Freak accident getting hit by a car. She also explains that she needs his help, and that she never trained anyone to take over and do what needs to be done. She ran a clinic nearby.

We now visit through the various stages of denial: must be a brain tumour, sending himself for an MRI- which, obviously, comes back clear. It might have been interesting if there had been a brain tumour, setting up the dichotomy between: is it real or is it medical malfunction. No matter, Doc is left to struggle and perhaps come to terms with his circumstance. (TIMELINE?)

He does go down to Anna’s clinic. A family walk-in clinic. Uses the password Ann assured him was her password. This success begins to assure him something. He also gets a chance to see “the other side” of the medical tracks: where 160 patients waiting. There is no MRI machine or fancy high-end medical equipment.

“I’m a doctor, I can’t… people put their lives in my hand, I can’t be irrational…”

Checking his own MRI. No brain tumour. Re-appear Anna. Not schizophrenia. The idea of “ghost” now enters his mind for first time.

Some nice but subtle -light comic relief with one of the colleagues who repeatedly hears him talking to “someone.”

Back to sis’ for dinner. Anton the shaman. Anna got into his energy field, his energetic body, through an injury to his shoulder( explains the occasional arm-stretching we had been seeing). A little thin on the reality here. The unhealed will often come to those who are most open to them, with whom they had the strongest energetic-emotional bond. That is energy, energy holds power, or charge. It doesn’t really need a hole- but that explanation works as well as any.

His good friend is back in crisis- having had some sort of problem after self-releasing himself from the hospital.

He performs surgery on the tennis pro. Very cool to watch the imagery here. Showing how the surgery transpires, watching video of blood vessel and the surgery threading through the veins to reach it.

Anna very impressed.

Other boy- tumour of distal something… no insurance.

Who’s covering it? Assistant asks.

We are, he responds.

Why are we suddenly running this place like a free clinic?

Michael hands the surgery over to an assistant. Anna convinces him that he should be the one to do it

Tennis pro’s perfect record is over. Career over. A come-back isn’t adequate. She will never be known as “the best.” Tearful- regardless of how close she came to dying.

Here he decides he will do the boys surgery. Assuring the boy e is the best of surgeons, and is on the boys team, AOK.

Best friend is dead. Michael at a true loss to cope with that emotion. He goes out onto the pier, where anna joins him. Anna is pleased the boy will be fine following his surgery. And she tries to console him over the loss of his friend. And Michael insists he shouldn’t have died- that there are rules, and if you jus follow them. You don’ chase a ball into the street… Michael is definitely getting hammered from multiple directions. And the writers are certainly over-kill on the subtlety.

Cut to the shaman. Ceremonial smudging with incense, it looks like Palo santo- that is an AMAZING scented wood from Peru. Florida Water- which is a sort of cologne, blown with the breath, into the air. This is all very typical by the book, literally- there is a book that exactly outlines these techniques- healing ceremony. Cut to healing ceremony. Lots of OOOO and wow sorts of bells going off here. Somebody in the writers room either has a very informed friend or has read the book. Literally. This scene is straight out of a book on Andean/ Inca healing techniques.

A mixed bag here. All of the healing elements were here. Someone did a very thorough job on their homework.

BUUUT: they could have inserted a lot more and better information to educate the audience as to what was playing out, and the underlying premises that explain why this approach to healing works and makes sense.

Quantum physics and computer science have been a Godsend, literally, for me as a practitioner and teacher. Concepts and terms from both of these fields give reference and frameworks. These terms and concepts allow clients to readily grasp and understand he nebulous concepts behind traditional healing ceremony.

Let’s start with the very concept of the Energy Field:

Quantum physics: explains that everything is energy. Everything, at the absolute tiniest levels is nothing but vibration, vibrating strings of energy.

Your energy field, your bubble- is like the computers hard drive- where all memory and events are stored. Emotional memory. And as we travel through life, surfing the cosmos, so to speak- we pick up spyware, malware, viruses and bugs. These things interfere with our process, our life-path.

Quantum physics: all things are energy. Energy vibrates, has resonance. In Andean Cosmology they break this down into two basic distinctions: sami, which is light refined and nourishing energy, and Hucha- which is heavy energy that holds us back. Heavy. Dense. Low frequency.

Florida Water: a sort of cologne very common and popular in South America, particularly Peru. Spraying florida water opens sacred space. It is similar to a priest using incense at the beginning of service. It transitions from the external events to the experience of the ceremony. Breath is considered sacred, which is why it is “sprayed” with the breath, which looks like spitting.

Rattle: all things have resonance. Sound waves break up dense energy. Modern medicine is using sound waves to break up things like kidney stones.

Healing stones on the body: elementary approach, but correct. The only faux-pas is that the stones are polished. All my teachers taught that stones have the greatest potency when they are taken directly from their natural environments and used in that form. One explained that polishing them washes away their power. The idea here is that stones have a low dense energetic frequency, the same as hucha. As such, the stones tune into the hucha, and absorb the heavy energy at the place where it is trying to enter or drain the body. The energy centers are like hubs or ports, through which energy is drained or infused. The hucha is a sort of food for the stone. It either absorbs it and/ or transforms it, like recycling.

Suggestion to writers: a picture is worth a thousand words. CGI would have worked wonders here. To illustrate what was transpiring. This would allow the viewer to step into the experience and create a visual paradigm that the mind of the viewer can grasp and understand.

The goal of this ceremony is an “extraction” to remove her from his energy field and “send her away.” Michael notes he cannot have her in his life, because she does not fit, and he does not like feeling delusional. Anna asks him to allow her to be he one thing in life Michael does not understand. She informs him if he does this, she will never see him again. At that point, Michael pulls out of the ceremony. He insists she has left. The shaman knows otherwise. BUT- a shaman worth anything, would also have been able to understand the distinction between a harmful entity and a benevolent one. Could have handled better.

In a lot of ways, this storyline played out predictably. But it was done fairly well.

It would be interesting if: the shaman was a male nurse- bridging the worlds both literal and metaphoric.

Sister becomes a powerful force, repository of wisdom/lore. I don’t think her profession was even defined in the episode. An herbalist? Midwife? Nutritionist? Something that is truly about self-empowerment, rather than doctors as the repositories of our healing- because ultimately, in the end, we have to own our own health. That would be a FAR better foil for her brother, than helpless and needy and struggling.

I really do like Anna’s character. I wonder if they will write her as his genuine soul-mate, harkening back to the Ghost and Ms Muir. There could be some real potential for character development there- that was a sort of classic love story. And pursuing this theme could certainly open Michael up to explore the alter-dimensions, in a search for some way to connect with Anna in a more concrete way. Alternately, Anna could be his mentor, guiding him into a different paradigm for his life, and search out the “right woman” for him.

I do like the idea that Anna is also somewhat on her own agenda, rather than present merely for the sake of saving Michael. She comes to him, as the one closest energetic connection. The person she CAN reach. Someone she wants to continue what she has left unfinished. The idea that she has formed no strong deep connections in ten years, certainly indicates that this is the soul mate that grounds her in this realm.

I will be curious to see where they go with this series. Hopefully it will evolve on all levels and live to see several seasons, as well.

I started this in response to someone who was talking about recurring bad dreams. I'm working on flushing it out, hope you enjoy the info in it:)

The brain has 3 basic level, the limbic, which is responsible for.. well.. everything. It is a basic binary element. It either makes or does something, or it doesn't. Like a computer, 1's and 0's. All a computer does, is add 1. It just does it blindingly fast. And all those mathematical addition equations convert into email, video's and facebook. the limbic section of the brain functions in much the same way. It creates a chemical that makes you afraid, or it doesn't. It tells the body to produce something, or it doesn't. very simple- sort of:)

The area of the brain we rely on the most, especially in our western culture, is the frontal section. this is the part with reason and language. It is the newest section of the human brain, in terms of evolution. it is there all the chatter comes from, and the thinking.

These two sections of the brain do not share a common language. Just like a computer- we do not "speak" in binary. so an interface is necessary; an operating system through which the two sides can communicate. On a computer, this is windows, or the Mac OS10, etc. In the brain, it is the mid-section of the brain.

the mid-section is the area of dreams and creativity. Our dreams make total sense, while they are happening. Within the dream we know what things represent and their purpose in the dream. At least most of the time. We are completely afraid of the flourescent purple penguin that offers you a cookie. It is logical in the context of the dream, we know why we are afraid, and what it represents. At least in the dream. Try explaining the dream to someone and it can sound quite silly.

Let alone how dreams seem to someone else, we also wrestle with them, trying to make meaning. Sometimes we know exactly what is going on. Other times, not so much. This is because dreams are drawing on symbols and meanings from out unconscious and the collective unconscious to which our rational brains don't always have ready access.

But there is no mistaking how potent and powerful dreams are. The mere fact that without dreaming we would go insane, literally, illustrates how essential they are to our well-being. Dreams are part of the mythic landscape of the mid-brain. This is where we work things out. it also, does not function on rational linear or verbal language. the mid-brain responds to creativity, music, ritual and ceremony. The indigenous cultures comprehend this intuitively. In all their healing work, ceremony, ritual and sacred drama play an integral role.

To sidetrack, our modern wedding ceremony is a perfect example of a ritual. It would be easy to have someone say: okay, now you are married. go home to your new life. Instead, we create a very large extravaganza around this event. There is the bridal shower, the bacleor party, the rehearsal and costumes, the ceremony, the reception and honeymoon. WOW- that's a lot of event. What this does, is create the heightened sense of the importance of the marriage. What it is doing more than that, however, is the ritual that emphasises that an important transition is taking place. The two people being married are intrinsically changed. They enter this ritual in one emotional, energetic and legal state. At the conclusion they are not the same. something has shifted and they are now in a different state on all levels.

This ritual incorporates and caters to the needs of that mid-section of the brain. so, now: back to dreams. Dreams are powerful information. This information may be from yourself and your unconscious. Or perhaps it is from the invisible worlds, or the collective unconscious. Regardless of where dreams originate, the information is being presented. So in one way or another it must have some deep significance for us.

Try thinking of your dreams like another person. (Not the schizophrenic kind). But as though someone who does not speak english, and is desperately trying to communicate something to you. They may not even have a verbal language. Your dreams are either enacting something so that you can re-experience it and work it out, or they are enacting something you have NOT experienced and trying out different possibilities and outcomes. It may be that your dreams are trying to serve a sort of preventative measure, as well. Workig something out in a dream, can help us to not need the experience in real life.

Imagine you had a loss when you were young. It is unresolved. This may repeat in the patterns of your life. If we can resolve this original loss through our dreams, then we won't have the need to recreate the experience in our waking world. pretty cool, actually.

Suppose you aren't very good at remembering your dreams. Relaxation techniques can help with that. Remember, dreams come from the same area of the brain where our creativity lives. So things that help creativity should also help with dreams. Make a time every evening for "playtime." Draw, write a poem, listen to music (without words is probably better). Think of something that is creative, playful, without expectation, assessment of goal. Try journal writing. Mostly, you want to work at reducing stress so that the creative area of the brain, the inner child, can stretch and play. Even some yoga or stretching can be beneficial.

Some medicinal herbs that can help with dreaming. Mugwort is one of them, there are others- you can research online. Most of the herbs that help with dreaming, seem to be used for reducing stress- which makes sense, since dreaming is part of our creativity-related brain. the non-linear logical area:) You might try relaxation techniques, a sort of meditation, particularly before bed. Also, try keeping a dream journal- it actually does improve dream retreival. I never used to remember my dreams, but when I started keeping a journal, and writing down my dreams every morning.. I started to remember them with much greater clarity, and regularity: as in every morning I had 2-5 dreams. This also helped/helps in tracking the events going on and connecting dots. All in all, a very valuable practice.

You can also try some of the theta brain wave CDs that help the brain achieve that theta state of relaxation.

And don't stress over dreams not being " good". they are information from you, your higher self, and/ or the invisible world of helpers FOR you. The important thing, is to get the message/ information the dreams are conveying, and applying it. like any advisor/friend.. uitilising the connection- improves the relationship.

do you have the same dream repeatedly? do you know it well?

pick the dream apart the way you might if you were writing about it/them. In fact, writing about it/ them may be beneficial. Start by making a flow chart on the wall, maybe and just write different aspects down. when you hit one aspect of the dream, what associations do you have? Are there people you know in the dream? are there messages in the dream?

Dreams are messages and information from out unconscious and/ or from the invisible realms. What is the goal of the dream? Is the goal just to make you afraid? Are you supposed to be afraid of something in particular?

The more we work with our dreams, the more accessible they become. Also, like learning any language, we become more fluent. Over time we begin to recognise patterns and themes. There may also be recurring events in dreams, or we begin to recognize the symbols our dreams use. For example, maybe every time we are moving into a scary area of a landscape, a red bird shows up. If we see it once, it might not stand out as anything significant. But over time, we may see the red bird and then know its relevance. Then we have a greater awareness within the dream. We might see a red bird, and choose a different path, or arm ourselves with some sort of defense. As in all things, awareness is the key to being able to choose more wisely. It is simply a matter of learning how to tune in, listen, and create meaning. The magic and power of the universe is constantly unfolding around us, waiting for us with love and patience. In this way, it is our parent, guiding our first steps into the vast unknown.

This is where I am posting excerpts from my books and writings. Some are complete- often, things I am currently working on, in progress:) Spiritual, metaphysical, horse-related... wherever the keyboard goes whither with or without my consent;)